James Bretz, Director, Uptime & Connected Services, Volvo Construction Discusses How Telematics Increase Uptime

The role of telematics continues to evolve as the technology progresses and the dealer will play a more important role in the future.

July 21, 2020

James B. Bretz, Director, Uptime & Connected Services, Volvo Construction Equipment, shares his telematics experience and his vision of where we are headed with the technology. Uptime is a concern for every contractor and telematics can help address that concern. Telematics has come a long way and it continues to evolve.

Ozinga mixer trucks support Rieth-Riley Construction building an underground, 2.5 megawatt hydroelectric facility in South Bend, IN.

How One Chicago Concrete Company Plans to Pass the Family Business to its 5th Generation

Chicago-based concrete contractor, Ozinga, have recently introduced its fifth generation of family into its concrete business. Running a business is one thing, but keeping a family business in the family holds its own special set of challenges.

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Construction Digitization: Understanding the Impact on Profitability

Studies show that if construction companies invest in digitization while also continuing to embrace new materials and advanced automation, they could see a 50-60 percent increase in their overall productivity

NEW ROUGH TERRAIN LINE

NEW ROUGH TERRAIN LINE

The new line of JLG Rough Terrain Scissors has an answer for every task. When we say upgrade, we mean business – yours.

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The Cat S62 Rugged Smartphone - "The Boss"

Available exclusively by T-Mobile, the Caterpillar-branded S62 Rugged Smartphone was designed to survive the jobsite as well home life.

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6 Benefits of Incorporating Drone Technology into the Construction Workflow

Visualize and analyze the progress of construction phases to keep projects on track with the help from drone technology.

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What Will the Future of Asphalt Production Look Like?

Industry experts provide insight behind what the asphalt plant of tomorrow may look like

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Robotic-Based Solutions Enhance Curb and Gutter Paving Performance

Technology assists curb and gutter construction, allowing the process to move along more efficiently and with better results.

Automation Evolves on the Construction Site

Various equipment manufacturers and industry experts talk about their efforts to advance evolution of automation in construction.

TennaTALKS with ForConstructionPros

Tenna talks with ForConstructionPros and industry insiders in this TennaTALK podcast mini-series to inform the construction industry about business systems and tech trends built for construction companies owning and operating an equipment fleet.

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LafargeHolcim Turns to Zello for Push-to-talk and Dispatch Solution

Learn why LafargeHolcim, one of the world’s largest building materials suppliers, chose to partner with Zello for its push-to-talk and dispatch solution. Spoiler alert: the answers are safety and efficiency.

Fortress Development Solutions Uses Busy Busy App to Track Projects and Improve Bid Accuracy

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Skyward Integration with Pix4D Provides Ability to Turn Drone Data into 2D Maps and 3D Models

Customers can now create, view, measure and export 2D orthomosaic maps and 3D photogrammetric models right from Skyward’s web app.

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Verizon Connect Offers Discreet Asset Tracker for Reveal Customers

Sleek, discreet devices with replaceable, longer-life batteries are easy to conceal, self-install and self-manage.

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Husqvarna's New K1 Cut-Off Saw Expected to Match Gas-Powered Performance

The new-generation PACE battery system is said to deliver heavy-duty power, and X-Halt brake stops the blade quickly for safe operation

NEW ROUGH TERRAIN LINE

NEW ROUGH TERRAIN LINE

The new line of JLG Rough Terrain Scissors has an answer for every task. When we say upgrade, we mean business – yours.

The CoreHub In-Vehicle IoT Platform

The CoreHub In-Vehicle IoT Platform

Comprehensive verification reports allow suppliers to prove to contractors that their concrete was delivered on time and according to specification.

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Volvo Group Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Vehicle Propulsion Lab in the U.S.

The VPL will be the first facility in North America to allow comprehensive testing of current and future products for Volvo and Mack Trucks.

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Komatsu Smart Construction Dashboard Provides Near Real-time Visual Jobsite Status

Dashboard enables progress tracking, quantity calculations and accurate 3D visualization for actual site conditions.

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InEight, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Launch Construction 365

Construction 365 offers a complete view of construction projects by unifying data from the back office to the jobsite and across the project lifecycle.

Using Data to Improve Work Zone Safety

Connected vehicle technology can help project planners better manage these dangerous jobs

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The Importance of Innovation for Construction Contractors

Being willing to try new technologies and processes will keep you ahead of your competition as work starts to pick up

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3D Design Data Can Be Programmed Directly into Komatsu's New D39i-24 Dozer

Integrated grade control enables automatic dozing, and proactive dozing control measures terrain the dozer crosses to plan the next pass so even less experienced operators can automatically cut/strip from existing terrain

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Zello Launches Dispatch Hub for Safer Driver-Dispatch Communications

Dispatch Hub is a new solution that modernizes dispatcher-driver communications with push-to-talk technology, dispatcher workload sharing, call queuing, location tracking and message replay.

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Sysdyne Releases Concrete Cloud Batch Control System at World of Concrete

Sysdyne Technologies has launched the world’s first cloud-native concrete batch control system, Pioneer Cloud Batch.

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Concrete Monitoring, Software Companies Partner on Infrastructure Planning

Soracom and EXACT Technology are working together to ensure concrete used to build highways, bridges, dams, buildings and other large infrastructure projects cures properly and is built to last.

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Pioneer Cloud Batch

Plant managers, IT support staff, quality control managers, and regional executives can access controls, monitor cycles, make mix design changes as needed, and address loading issues without interfering with the actual concrete loading cycle.

TennaTALKS with ForConstructionPros

Tenna talks with ForConstructionPros and industry insiders in this TennaTALK podcast mini-series to inform the construction industry about business systems and tech trends built for construction companies owning and operating an equipment fleet.